ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 73, 25 May 1868, Page 128

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL VIA SUEZ.

The s.s. Storm Bird, Captain Doile. arrived in port at & o’clock this morning, from Wellington, with the European Mails via Suez on board. In our desire to lay before the public the latest intelligence by the present mail, we have delayed going to press until rather an advanced hour.

GENERAL SUMMARY. London, March 24th. The Queen is at Windsor, in good health. She has resumed holding drawing rooms.

Presentations and levees to the Prince of Wales are, during the Queen’s pleasure, to be considered equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The Duke ©f Cambridge has appointed General Carey, on hi 3 return from commanding- the troops in Australia, to the command of a brigade at Aldershot.

The Queen has visited Aldershot, and is going more into public than formerly. She' intends visiting Germany this autumn. s The Lord Mayor and Corporation of London went in state to Windsor to present to the Queen the loyal address passed by the Common Council in reference to the Fenian outrages. A friend of popular improvdment has offered a sum of ,£IOO,OOO to be devoted to the purpose of promoting technical education. t Mr Dickens’ sojourn in America has been successful beyond anticipations. The receipts of four nights’ readings at Washington were over 10,000 dollars, and for eight readings at Philadelphia over 19,000 dollars. Mr Dickens would return to England in the middle of April. The dowager Lady Tichborne bas died suddenly, and an inquest has been held. The Australian claimant of the title and estates stated that <£l,ooo has been offered to his servant to procure bis death. The verdict attributed death to natural causes. A discreditable scene took .place at the funeral, at which the Australia claimant figured prominently, carrying off her lady ship’s body from the other relatives. The capital sentence passed on Thompson and Mullane, the Manchester Fenian convicts has been commuted to penal servitude for life.

Australian securities maintain their price. The Oriental Bank have declared a dividend for the half year of six per cent.

The London wool sales have been spirited in all descriptions, which has caused a riffe of l|d per lb. The Bishop of London bas declared his opinion in the House of Lords that no danger can ensue to the religious character- of the Universities from the persons who dissent from the Established Church to the governing body and to the professorship* > The leadership of the House of Lords devolves upon Lord Malmsbury. A brilliant reception is being prepared for the Prince of Wales in Ireland. . The Princess of Wales will accompany him. They will sail in their yacht the Enchantress. "A desire to place restrictions on the sale of liquor is gradually making way. The movement is supported by a large number, of the working classes. A bill on the ; subject has been read a second time in the House of Commons, and referred to a Select Committee.

Great complaints have been made as to the new Australian postal arrangements. A memorial to the Post master-General from bankers, mer-‘ chants, &c., praying for a change, is in course of signature. The corres pondence between the Manager of the Bank of South Australia and the Post-master-General of'that colony, has been published. The latter declares that .arra^mcnpito.;..were.made after mature deliberation and consultation with the largest Australian Banking Institutions., : 1 /'!; • In thie House, bf Commons, Mr Sclater Booth-• statedrthat it was impossible tb make any alterations without great expense and- considerable ihcqnybfiibnce to'Victoria and New South Wales. ' ■%- St.Patrick’s Day passed off in Dublin; There waa notfthe slightest exoitementfjof any kihd.^

Fenianism appears to be quite extinet.:

CONTINENTAL NEW 3.

A disturbance has taken place at Toulouse and Nantes from the dislike of the working population to the drawings for the National Guard of Mobile. Crowds sang the Marseillais ll . Barricades were erected and several arrests effected.

Prince Napoleon visited Berlin on a diplomatic mission.

An assembly of cardinals and prelates has been summoned at Rome, for the purpose of consultation on a question for revision of the Concordat with Austria.

A serious conflict took place at midnight on the 26th March, at Brussels, between the troops and rioters.

AMERICA. The Senate Court met on the 13tb March for the trial of President Johnson. The Court ordered the President to file bis answer to the Articles on on before the 23rd March, when Johnson’s counsel filed an answer denying all the charges, and applied for a delay of thirty days to prepare for the trial. The Senate refused the application by 41 votes against 12. The House of Representatives filed a reply in answer to Johnson. The reply affirmed all the charges.

LATEST TELEGRAMS. London, April 9. Sir Roderick Murchison has received a letter dated Zanzibar, 4th February, announcing the arrival of the long-ex-pected Arab messenger with despatches from Dr Livingstone. The Earl of Cardigan is dead. The latest Atlantic Cable telegrams announce that the Democrats have gained the Connecticut elections. D’Arcy M c Gee has been assassinated at Ottawa. The assassin has not been discovered.

Telegraphic communication with India hns been interrupted by the breaking of the Persian Gulf wire, causing a delay of ninety hours. Advices from the Abyssinian expedition state that King Theodorus was entrenched on Talanta Plateau, and that he intended giving battle there. The Fifth Brigade was to advance on Ashangi on the 11th IJJarch. Nearly all the troops are now on the high lands, and large supplies of all kinds were collected in the neighborhood of Antal, Letters received from officials at head-quarters state that Theodorus is said to have thirteen guns in Magdala, and was storing the place with provisions. He was also said to have ten thousand disciplined troops, and is quite determined to fight. The British officers and men were anxious to storm the fortress.

Later advices state that tbe Advance Guard had arrived at Antila. The roads were extremely bad. A detachment bad opened a mule road only for provisions. The head-quarters were at Ashangi. In the middle of March all was well.